The Apple Watch Sport is the cheapest model, and starts at $349, while the Apple Watch Edition costs as much as $17,000.

The Apple Watch runs Watch OS, a flavor of iOS. It is powered by Apple’s custom-designed S1 SiP (System in Package), and includes revolutionary features such as the Digital Crown that lets you scroll, zoom, and navigate the display, which also works as a Home button and a convenient way to access Siri. The Retina Display on the Apple Watch features Force Touch, which adds a whole new dimension to the user interface, and one of the biggest innovation in sensing capability since multi-touch. It can sense the difference between a tap and a press, and accordingly provide access to controls within apps. Apple Watch also includes a Taptic engine for notifications, which many reviewers have said is the most impressive piece of technology of Apple Watch. It also includes a Heart Rate Apple Watch also features Wi-Fi 802.11b/g and Bluetooth 4.0 to pair seamlessly with your iPhone. Apple Watch uses the accelerometer, a built-in heart rate sensor, GPS and Wi-Fi from your iPhone for health and fitness tracking features.

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Marco Arment, developer of Overcast, a popular Podcast app, has been quite vocal about struggling with Apple Watch development. In his latest article, he says that WatchKit is a “sweet solution” which only give us “baby apps.”

Apple has announced that Apple Watch Series 3 users can now rack their snowboarding and skiing activity using their wearable starting from today. A number of watchOS apps have received an update today that allows them to track a skiing or snowboarding session.

Apple has freshly patented a wireless charging case meant for the Apple Watch or its components. The patent description indicates that this case would be similar to the Apple AirPods case, although its use case would be slightly different.

When Apple revealed its Q4, 2017 numbers, it mentioned that the Apple Watch had its best quarter ever with the Apple Watch Series 3 selling twice of what the Apple Watch Series 2 did in the same period. Now, as per analytics firm Canalys, Apple shipped 18 million Apple Watch units in 2017, with over 8 million of them being shipped in Q4 2017 alone — an increase of 32 percent YoY.

A new study conducted by Cardiogram from the data collected by Apple Watch users indicate that it is possible to detect early signs of diabetes using the smartwatch. The data collected was 85 percent accurate in distinguishing between diabetic and non-diabetic users.

It was not just the iPhone X which has been a best seller for Apple since its release. The Apple Watch Series 3, which was unveiled alongside the iPhone X in September, also helped the Apple Watch lineup post its best-ever quarterly results.

Apple has updated its website to reflect that the Apple Watch Series 3 with LTE connectivity will be available in Hong Kong and Singapore starting from February 2. The smartwatch will hit the retail stores on February 9.

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